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Whether City Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace’s role as the owner of a bail bonding company presents a conflict of interest to her role as an elected official became an issue when she took office in January.

Then she wanted it discussed in the open. She contacted The Lancaster News when her position as owner of Blackmon-Brace’s Bonding Co. was questioned.

City Administrator Helen Sowell sought the opinion after Blackmon-Brace was elected to council last November.

At least a dozen Glen Laurel residents waited to hear some good news about their neighborhood’s roads at Lancaster County Council’s meeting on April 6.

But despite their presence, council decided to table a request to add their roads to the county’s system.

Residents from the Indian Land neighborhood had hoped council would incorporate their roads, allowing them to be maintained by the county.

But with the absence of documentation from the owner of the roads, council unanimously decided to table the issue until its April 27 meeting.

More than 600 call center jobs could become available in Lancaster, but only if the local workforce meets specific criteria.

Keith Tunnell, president of the Lancaster County Economic Development Corp., said a call center company is interested in relocating to the city of Lancaster.

The company, which has not released its name, is comparing Lancaster’s available workforce with two other cities in consideration. The other cities have also not been named.

A paid summer internship may be waiting for you.

The city of Lancaster is looking for three college students to work for 10 weeks during the summer.

Interns from previous summers have worked with the city’s courts, building and grounds and at City Hall with the human resources and finance departments.

Shelia Thompson, the city’s human resources assistant, said where an intern is placed depends on the students’ interests.

Each participant gets paid $7 an hour.

This will be the fourth year for the summer internship program.